15 Umlilo utakudlela khona lapho, nenkemba itakudla ikucedze, njengetintsetse tidla tjani, nawe umlilo utakudla ukucedze, wandze njengesikhonyane.
Bukani la, Simakadze uta ngemlilo, netincola takhe temphi tifanana nesiwunguwungwana; uyawukwehlisa intfukutselo yakhe ngalokwesabekako, nekutsetsa kwakhe kute ngemalangabi emlilo.
Ngobe uyakwehlulela bonkhe bantfu ngemlilo nangenkemba; labo lababulewe nguSimakadze bayawuba banyenti.
Simakadze longuSomandla utifunge yena, watsi: “Ngiyawukugcwalisa ngemadvodza, kube shangatsi ngemabulo etintsetse, bayawumemeta ngelivi lelikhulu bahalalise ngawe.”
kutsi loko lokwasala nyakana welifu lesikhonyane sekudliwe tibotfo naloko lokusele kuletibotfo sekudliwe sigegedlana, naloko lokusele kulesigegedlana, sekudliwe tinkumbi.
“Ngitanikhokhela kuloko lokudliwe sikhonyane ngaleyo minyaka, loko lokwadliwa tibotfo nesigegedlana, nelifu letinkumbi, imphi yami lengayitfumela emkhatsini wenu.
Naku-ke iNkhosi Simakadze lengibonise kona: Ngiyibone yenta lifu lesikhonyane ngesikhatsi nakuphela kuvunwa kwemabele enkhosi, nakucala kuhluma kwesibili.
Simakadze longuSomandla utsi: “Mine ngiphambene nawe, Nineve. Tincola takho temphi ngitatishisa tibe yintfutfu, inkemba itawudla emazinyane akho elibhubesi, anginakushiyela nyamatane emhlabeni. Emavi etitfunywa takho angeke aphindze evakale.”
Ase ubheke emasotja akho! Onkhe abafati nje. Emasango elive lakho, avulekele titsa takho kabanti, umlilo uyishise yonkhe imicabo yawo.
Simakadze uyakwelula sandla sakhe amelane nenyakatfo, abhubhise i-Asiriya, iNineve ayishiye ilihlane, yome njengelugwadvule.